New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-13
THE POOL BILL PASSED.
1T GOES THROUGH BOTH HOUSES AND is
NOW IN THE GOVERNORS HANDS.
AMENDED so THAT THERE MAY BE BETTING AT RACE
TRACKS FROM MAY 10 TO OCTOBER 10.

AMENDED so THAT THERE MAY BE BETTING AT RACE
TRACKS FROM MAY 10 TO OCTOBER 10.
isT TELEGRAPH TO TUE TRIBUNE
ALBANY. May 12.-The biIl OF Assemblyman Ives
authorizing pooselling horse races, amended bg
the Senate and passed by that body this afternoon,
announced in the Assembly tonight Mr. Ives moved
that the measure should be referred the Judiciary
committee with instructions 10 that committee TO report
back at once with the amendments made in the Senate.
Mr. Krrse objected TO this summary action the BILL
making the point of order that according the rules the
bill must be referred committee and there remain
till IL was duly reported.
Speaker Hustled ruled that the point OF order was not
well taken Mr. Ives then moved the previous question,
ana MS motion was carried by vote OF
81 to Al. Tho amendments made TO the
bill by the Senate were adopted-67 to
Al. vote was then taken upon the bill
itself Mr. Kruse denounced it saying: "Ibclieve that
II the Senate aud the Assembly should take as many
steps TO pass good bills they do to servo gamblers
that the record Of this Legislature would be magnificent
one ], for one, vote for bill in the interest OF
gamblers. | vote moi"
Mr. Patt said that he could understand why the gag
OF me previous question adopted, the bill would
no nor pear discussion The measure was supported s0dy
by tue Democrats. He could understand that They
lature.
Mr.. Bacon saw that ho was ashamed that a Republican
bill.
The measure passed by vote of II to AZ. The vote
Yeas-Bates Baucus Berry Pennington Brennan. Bnlk,
yys ey uLSe & Bu'n contG cStas r. Cg99g GMs DG.e s.
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d Ssy'AFp S1ars P'oeot te,g9 Bacon cu RnS' Bf9a
Horon love SsSIIr Inserso hmSa RrasS La@e ISets
MeEvoy Moses Parsons Pierce Patt Porter, Rea saxton
Denmark. White. Yonngman-l2.
The bill now goes to tho Governor for his approval
CONTEST OVER THE BILL IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Iyes's bill passed the Senate by seventeen
votes. When II was called for third reading
Senator yedder moved to strike out the
nacting clause. Lost-13 to 49, Senator
Griswold offered an amendment which was voted down
exemptug Kings County from the provisions OF the bill
Senator Pierce said the opposition to the pending bill
in Brooklvn from cranks whose opinions were not
worth troubling the Senate with.
Senator Griswoh interrupted Mr. Pierce to ask him
II he regarded Mayor Whitney e1-Mayor Low and two
three oner citizens OF Brooklyn whose names were
here signed protest against this bill was cranks for
whose opinions he had no respect
Senator Ranes, whose position the bill was q
matter OF doubt by an interruption of Mr. sloan gave
the first intimaton that he was to be the seventeenth
10 vote for the bill.
senator Coggesha spoke for the measure, after which
Mr.. Girls wOds amendment eXemptng Kings County
having been defeated by vote OF l3 to Ex-senator
Parker offered the following amendment, viii h was
accepted:
s1ch racing and all pool selling in this state shall
period between the 18th OF May and the
18th OF october each year, AMI all pool selling shall
confined the tracks where the takes place
and day- when tho races take place.
Any person who shall engage pOoscllng at any time or
place except hereinafter sateL shall be guilty Of felony,
upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment IN
Prison for period Of not less than one nor moro than
nye years
When tho amendment read Senator Hendricks
said " Now you propose TO legallLe a felony -.
Senator smith supported the Parker amendment, nut
declared that amendment short OF striking out the
entire bill could render i a safe measure 10 enact The
bill then passed by the following vote. Democrats IN
italics
Yeas -Coggcshall, C,tlicn, Daiy DUihdn Pagan,
IOysrsdt Mcmillan. MnrDhH Nelson, Parker H'u,Edl'
liaiues. Reiiy. Edphdgcn, Wcmpie, Worth-lI
Nays-Baragcr. COmstOcK Connolly. GrswOld, Hend-
rck. Kellogg. Knapp, Low. Marvin Pitts, Soan smith,
Yedder, Wa lker-lA